Packaging

Fencor praises staff as it invests for growth
Fencor Packaging Group has thanked its staff for embracing the “Dunkirk spirit” during lockdown, helping it weather the Covid storm as it rounds off a two-year, £4m spend.

Disqualified packaging duo hit with confiscation orders
Two disqualified directors have been ordered to pay more than £80,000 in a confiscation order, or face imprisonment.

Forecast beating Macfarlane to repay furlough cash
Macfarlane Group has promised to repay the furlough cash it has received from the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme after reporting that lockdown and the Covid crisis hadn’t impacted sales...

DS Smith benefits from e-comms boost
DS Smith has described its business model as “robust” after posting year end results that were boosted by a jump in e-commerce business caused by Covid-19.

GMG revamps ColorServer with bespoke offerings
Colour management software specialist GMG has revamped its ColorServer profiling suite to create a triumvirate of products with each fine-tuned to specific processes and applications.

Rigid invests £4m in new Mitsubishi
Rigid Containers has invested £4m to boost its boxmaking capacity with a new Mitsubishi Evol 100/350 line.

Alexir becomes employee owned
The Alexir Partnership has moved to retain its independent status by becoming employee owned.

Update: K&B demos Rapida 106 X for commercial and web-to-print
An eight-colour Rapida 106 X for commercial printing – billed as the world’s fastest perfecting press – has been showcased on the final day of Koenig & Bauer’s marathon 'Live' event.

James Cropper buoyed by luxe packaging
James Cropper has posted record sales and profits after an eventful year that has seen its paper business return to profitability.

CMC premieres paper wrapping line for ecomms firms
Italian wrapping and inserting kit manufacturer CMC has unveiled its second new packaging line aimed at e-tailers, a paper wrapping line that minimises waste and labour costs and maximises...